Stanley Myers (October 6, 1930 – November 9, 1993), was a prolific British film composer who scored over sixty films. Born in Birmingham, Myers went to the prestigious King Edward's High School in Edgbaston as a teenager, a suburb of Birmingham. He is related to the popular musician Andrew Myers from Nettleham Lincolnshire. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ... This article is about the city in England. ...

He is indisputably best known for Cavatina, an evocative guitar piece that served as the signature theme for Michael Cimino's 1978 film The Deer Hunter, and for which Myers won the Ivor Novello Award. A somewhat different version of this work, performed by John Williams, had appeared in The Walking Stick. And yet another version had lyrics added. Cleo Lane and Iris Williams between them, in separate recordings as `He Was Beautiful` helped to make Cavatina become even more popular. (1970). The piece is far more difficult to play than it looks or sounds. Myers also wrote incidental music for a 1964 serial in the television series Doctor Who. See also Cavatina Cavatina is a classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers and is most famous for its role as the theme from The Deer Hunter. ... Michael Cimino (born February 3, 1939 in New York City, New York) is an American film director. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Deer Hunter is a 1978 English language film that tells the fictional story of a group of Rusyn-American steel workers during the Vietnam War era. ... The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards awarded for songwriting and composing. ... John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941) is one of the worlds best-known classical guitarists. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The Reign of Terror is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from August 8 to September 12, 1964. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ...

During the 1980s, Myers worked frequently with director Stephen Frears. His score for Prick Up Your Ears (1987) won him a "Best Artistic Contribution" award at the Cannes Film Festival. Stephen Frears in Sweden, 1989 promoting his movie Dangerous Liaisons. ... Prick Up Your Ears is a 1986 film about the gay playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ...

Myers died of cancer in 1993.

Notable Works

• Kaleidoscope (1966)
• Ulysses (1967)
• The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
• The Deer Hunter (1978)
• Moonlighting (1982)
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
• Wish You Were Here (1987)
• The Witches (1990)

Kaleidoscope is a 1966 crime film from Great Britain. ... Ulysses is a film shot in 1967 and based on James Joyces novel Ulysses. ... The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 motion picture comedy/drama based upon the 1959 novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. ... The Deer Hunter is a 1978 English language film that tells the fictional story of a group of Rusyn-American steel workers during the Vietnam War era. ... Moonlighting is a film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski in 1982. ... My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears. ... Wish you were here is a 1987 British dramatic/comedy film starring Emily Lloyd and Tom Bell. ... The Witches is a book for children by Roald Dahl, first published in London in 1983 by Jonathan Cape and made into a movie in 1990. ...

External links

• Stanley Myers at the Internet Movie Database